Job 41:15

13 Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?

14 Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?

His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.

16 One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.

17 They are joined to one another; they clasp and cannot be separated.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.
KJV
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
WEB
Strong scales are his pride, shut up together with a close seal.
ASV
[His] strong scales are [his] pride, Shut up together [as with] a close seal.
DARBY
The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
BLB
[His] rows of shields are [his] pride, shut up tight with a seal.
ÅB
Stolte er skjoldenes rader; hvert av dem er tillukket som med et fast segl.
OTB
Hans sterke skjell er hans stolthet,
Tett forseglet sammen.
B1930
Stolte er skjoldenes rader; hvert av dem er tillukket som med et fast segl.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 9:23

    This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

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  • Revelation 5:2–3

    And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

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  • Revelation 5:5

    Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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